This year I will be teaching my first class at the Bead & Button  show in Milwaukee, Wi. It will be held on June 5th, 2018, f...

Daisy Days The September design challenge for the Facet webpage was  Harvest Moon . My lariat necklace Daisy Days was chosen as a win...

This year I made a beaded box for my Toho challenge piece. My daughter had been asking me to make an octopus for her, and when she saw the ...

This is the fourth year I have participated in the Battle of the Beadsmith. My entry this year is based on the pond at my friend Laura...

My beadwork was included in two publications this summer.  Bead & Button August 2017 issue had a project featuring small beaded flowe...

My entry into the Anna Bronze 2017 competition, the theme was Magic.  My necklace, Twilight, was inspired by the time of the day wh...

This post is a little late; I missed the Bead Dreams competition this year. Fortunately, there are other contests to enter, and all th...

Classes I will be teaching at Beadfest Philadelphia in August.

  Toho Beads challenge 2016   Each participant was given the same beads and asked to create something. The colors reminded me o...

The Autumn 2016 issue Belle Armoire Jewelry  features one of my necklaces on the cover. Inside the issue is a technique based arti...

Beading contests 2016 End dates for submissions February 26, 2016 Bead Dreams Bead and Button magazine https://secure.kalmbac...